A Collection of Daily Wisdom by Dennis Sylvester Hurd since September 2003.

Did you notice in the title that there's LIGHT at the end of the tunnel?

Oral presentations are over. Eleven of twelve writing assignments have been passed in. Thirteen weeks of class are behind us. The week that's coming will be the final one for our COMM 0004 class at BCIT. I think everybody involved will be happy after the final examination is written on Friday, August 13th.

Labels: BCIT, students

If you're mature enough to remember the type of sneakers I discussed yesterday, then you should have no problem identifying this television theme. Press play to hear a one-minute Windows Media audio file.


Really stumped? Write me a message
and I'll spill the beans.

Labels: Mediaplayer, television

I went to find old-fashioned, low, canvas sneakers. You know the type of summer shoes that predate Nike and Addidas. Surprisingly, I couldn't find any at Wal-mart. I was a bit worried that perhaps nobody was making 'em anymore ...

As a kid, I fondly recall getting a new pair at the beginning of each summer. They were comfortable, light, and because of little grommeted holes, cool in warm weather. For these reasons, I reckon they'll be ideal when doing lots of walking in Sri Lanka over the next several months.

I did spot some on the Internet and they come in a multitude of fashionable colours but they're being touted as 'old-school' shoes. My birthday was last month and I consider myself young. Yet, it has now dawned on me, that I'm having trouble finding my choice, retro footwear!

Click here ---> Chuck Taylor All Star Low Tops

Labels: complaints, Walmart

Yesterday's entry caused me to consider some of our especially interesting vacations. Additionally, I was in email contact with a friend whom I worked with in the Gulf. He is taking some time off and asked for suggestions about travelling in India. That was surely an interesting summer but a full decade ago! My last statement in the response to Daragh stated, "If you do manage to go to India, you will return as a different person."

Jay and I took very different type of vacation in May 2001. We really enjoyed a Princess cruise to Alaska. Going up the BC coast and into Alaskan waters is breathtakingly beautiful. The cruise was great. The ships are so much more than simply floating hotel rooms; they're a complete experience! There's wonderful dining, onboard entertainment, lots of activities, and of course, fun day-trips ashore.

Labels: Alaska, cruise, places

At the moment, I'm a month shy of a year of blogging now.

It seems rather fitting that the blog will hit the year mark just as we head off to Sri Lanka on a two-month vacation. Have we been rather homebound during the last eleven months? Compared to previous years, I thought that we'd not done very much time away from this apartment. Then, I realized it'd be easy to count up the nights spent at friends' or in hotels by looking back at these blog entries. Documenting life has its advantages. Here's a rundown:

September 2003 - Road Trip to Sicamous, BC - 2 nights

October 2003 - Flew to San Francisco, CA - 4 nights

December 2003 - Bus Trip to Calgary, AB - 4 nights

February 2004 - Road / Ferry Trip to Victoria, BC - 3 nights

April 2004 - Road Trips to Port Angeles / Grand Coulee Dam, WA - 3 nights

May 2004 - Drive to Stay w/ Friends in Seattle, WA - 1 night

I guess I was fooled by the close proximity of all of these times away. Seventeen nights is not much by our usual standards, but it is more than the benchmark by which many unfortunate, workaholic folks choose to live.

Labels: British Columbia, lists

It's the first Monday in August, so today is a civic holiday in most of Canada. If you're in British Columbia, then ...

Happy BC Day!

Many call this the 'wet coast' as well as the 'west coast'. Our winters are dreary and gray. (Yet, there's seldom snow on the ground, so I'd rather have drizzle than have to shovel!)

This also means that when summer arrives, we try to crush a whole year of events into a dozen short weeks. There always seems to be something on.

Last weekend Vancouver hosted the Molson Indy.

Then, over 300 thousand people went to downtown Vancouver last night to catch the second entry in the fireworks competition called the Celebration of Light. We didn't.

However, we headed downtown this morning for today's colourful sights and sounds.

This year's Pride event was larger than ever. Luckily, the day provided perfect weather for the occasion.

Labels: fireworks, Vancouver